Reported Speech - Examples

HOMEWORK

DIRECT → INDIRECT


1. Tatiana asked: "Where is my umbrella?"
Tatiana asked where her umbrella was.

2. Martha asked us: "How are you?"
Martha asked us how we were.3. Luis asked, "Do I have to do it?"
Luis asked if he had to do it.

4. Elena asked her daughter: "Where have you been?"
Elena asked her daughter where she had been.

5. Karen askedher boyfriend: "Which dress do you like best?"
Karen asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.
6. Claudia asked: "What are they doing?"
Claudia wanted to know what they were doing.7. Alonso asked me: "Are you going to the cinema?"
Alonso wanted to know if I was going to the cinema.

8. Alejandro: "Please, give this letter to Penny."
Alejandro asked me to givethe letter to Penny.

9. Belen asked me: "How do you know that?"
Belen asked me how I knew that.

10. Roberto asked me "Has Caron talked to Kevin?"
Roberto asked me if Caron hadtalked to Kevin.



INDIRECT → DIRECT


1. Oscar said that mum had come to see me that day
Oscar: "Mum came to see you today"

2. Rene told me that Luis wasn't there then.
Rene:"Luis is not here right now"

3. Erica said she had already seen that movie.
Erica: "I have already seen that movie."

4. Rodolfo said he had to clean his room.
Rodolfo: "I have toclean my room."

5. My mom said I should be nicer to my sister
My mom: "You should be nicer to your sister"

6. Carlos said he was cleaning his house today.
Carlos: "I'm cleaning myhouse today."

7. Mariana said she wasn't going to work today.
Mariana: "I'm not going to work today."

8. Ari said that Erika was dancing in the show
Ari: "Erika is dancing in theshow.

9. Gabriela said Fabiola had called three times.
Gabriela: "Fabiola has called three times.

10. Lidia said they hadn't been sleeping
Lidia: “They haven't been sleeping